The decision last month by American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, to sue two mechanic unions in Federal court alleging they were deliberately orchestrating a slowdown so as to increase their leverage in labor talks has escalated tensions and prompted talk of a strike.
Reuters reported that in American's May 20 filings it accused mechanics of causing 650 flight cancellations and more than 1,500 maintenance-related delays since February. "American estimates that, for each day that the slowdown continues into the summer, it will disrupt the travel plans of approximately 3,400 additional passengers per day," the airline said in its filing.
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